I have some experience with shipping between the US and Latin America. I will help anybody who needs it, for free. Wherever you are, and whatever you have, I'll help you figure out how to get it to where it has to go, at the best rates available given your goals.

There is an extensive amount of shared experience here on advrider, and there's a ton of information on how to ship bikes quickly and efficiently. You just have to know where to look. Shipping can be the most difficult part of a normal experience, but it doesn't have to be. You just need to understand the process.

I am not a vendor and I'm not interested in being part of anything of value changing hands. I'm offering this for free.

Send me a PM and we'll get started. Or, we can communicate in a shipping thread of your own. I prefer to communicate in public, so that others can benefit from everyone's experience. If you need to operate in secret, then I can't help you.

I'm pretty sure I can save anyone money.

What do you know about shipment, boat, airplane from Europe (the Netherlands) to South America (Argentina)?

Gaston
I sent you an email concerning this . I believe there may be something wrong with your email server .

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Originally Posted by GastonUSAChile

We are 2 riders shipping our our own bikes to Chile from the U.S. The bikes to be shipped in December and arriving at Valparaiso the first week of January. The ride will last for about 40 days or less depending on the needs. Among our bikes we are taking

From January 7th to February 20th, 2014**(2) 2008 Full equipped young KLR 650s available to any rider join us. **Take your own motorcycle on our shipment to Valparaiso and ride with us.**Go on your own and shipping your bike on sharing basis

The plan is leaving the bikes in Punta Arenas, Patagonia and possible coming back to Santiago through Buenos Aires .
We have a planned route, a nice one, trying to cross a lot of national parks both Chile and Argentina, mostly on ripio (gravel) roads, avoiding most of the populated cities, except those must do.

What you have to do?. Just fly to Chile beginning January, meet us in Valparaiso for the paperwork , then we are on our way.

We are going 4-5 people max, for not complicating things. Overall is a team ride to have fun.

We have been planning a round trip on our bikes from LA to Panama in Nov 2104 thru January 2015. Now it looks like we may not have all that time available to us. So, riding down and shipping back looks like a good alternative.

You can go right to his house and meet his family....solid gold.............

Just 50 blocks from Centro off Maipu at first roundabout, turn right on Basket and go over yellow bridge, yellow house on left 540/548

Um, excuse me... I think you want to delete this post, right? On account of him robbing you, not tying the bikes down, not filling out the paperwork, taking 10 months to get your bikes back, and doubling the fees. Right?

Edit: I think Tuckers will be editing their post to accurately describe their experience.

Um, excuse me... I think you want to delete this post, right? On account of him robbing you, not tying the bikes down, not filling out the paperwork, taking 10 months to get your bikes back, and doubling the fees. Right?

Edit: I think Tuckers will be editing their post to accurately describe their experience.

So if your experience was as disasterous as I've heard people say it was, why are you leaving the contact information there? Why not delete the post as recommended? I know the answer to this but no way to put it that doesn't look like an attack, so won't bother.

I am currently near San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica. I have a bike in Jacksonville, FL that I would like to have shipped down here. I will be attempting to permanently import the bike if possible. I know some of the rules changes on the first of this year.

The bike is a 1998 Suzuki DR-350. It currently cannot pass RTV as it has no turn signals, but the wiring is there.

Hi, we have space for two more bikes in a 20 ft container from Houston to either Peru or Chile next fall. We have not finalized which destination port yet, but you can have a say in where. We have two bikes going and have room for two more.

Shipping by container is a more secure way to go. I know, I container shipped my bike to Chile with three others in 2010 with no problems. The lock we placed on the container in the US was still undisturbed at the port in Chile.

Since I live in NW Houston, can coordinate the storing and loading of the container the month prior to departure.

Cost? That depends on the final number of bikes. Whatever the final cost is, we will divide the cost of the container among those going. (Roughly figure $2500 per bike. Firmer numbers will be gotten closer to departure).

Talk to your best bud and start planning your trip to South America now. Once the space is filled, that's it.